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TIL black pepper and white pepper are actually the same plant. Black = cooked and dried unripe fruit, white = ripe fruit seeds.

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754X TIL a “blue discharge” was a form of administrative military discharge issued by the U.S. from 1916-1947. Neither honorable nor dishonorable, the blue discharge became the discharge of choice for commanders seeking to remove homosexual service members from the ranks.
v1x6x TIL there is only one Talbot Tagora car remaining in the UK, and even that one hasn't been on the road since 2016.
69WYl TIL that in the movie Vanilla Sky, Penelope Cruz plays the same character she played in the 1997 Spanish movie it was based on called Open Your Eyes and both her characters were called Sofia.
DQDPj TIL that you remember more dreams when you sleep badly. Research suggests that if you sleep badly and wake up multiple times throughout the night you will be more likely to recall the content of any dreams you had. You are also more likely to remember a dream when woken from one.
VV4m TIL a baby that was pronounced dead at birth after not breathing for 20 minutes due to a premature birth was brought back to life after laying on his Mother’s chest for 2 hours, and is currently a healthy 4 year old.